Baseball action at Goodwill and McKinley Parks
Neary wins 7-6 at Goodwill Park with four run third inning as Werden homers and doubles. Lambros blasts 24-8 at McKinley Park led by Wardlow double and triple. Lions beat Tigers 12-2 in Major League play with Lutz, Prombo, and Evans contributing. Cubs rally to 16-14 in Pony League extra innings. Knapp hits two homers. Schedule shows weekly matchups for Lambros Prombo Neary and Werden teams.
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Goodwill Park
Neary
Werden
Godfrey Werden
Scott Wilkinson
Steve Ciota
McKinley Park
Lambros
Lutz
Wardlow
Babcock
Rich Black
Cockream
Waksdal
O’hagen
Steve Lutz
Lions
Tigers
Dave Lutz
Bill Prombo
Dave Evans
Steve Prombo
Gary Ollerman
Cubs
Gardner Legion Routes Braidwood in Senior Little League
Gardner Legion improved to 6-2 by defeating Braidwood 14 to 4 on Thursday. Winning pitcher Neal Tjelle pitched six strikeouts and four walks with relief from Don Crater who fanned two in one inning. Ron Garner took the loss as Gardner’s Dave Wollgast and Tiselle led with two hits and multiple RBIs.
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Braidwood
Gardner Legion
Neal Tjelle
Don Crater
Tjelle
Crater
Ron Garner
Dave Wollgast
Tiselle
Gardner
Dale Tyler
Bob Snodgrass
Cubs Rally Past Cardinals On Kessinger Late Hit
Don Kessinger singled to start the 10th inning and scored the winning run as the Chicago Cubs edged the St. Louis Cardinals 7-6. Kessinger doubled earlier and tied the game, lifting Chicago to victory.
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Don Kessinger
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
Grundy Bank Tops Vikings in Marseilles Softball
Dave Matteson threw a shutout as Grundy County National Bank defeated the Vikings 5-0 in a Marseilles Softball League game. Grundy Bank moved to 1-1, scoring in the fourth fifth and seventh frames with a two run sixth. Roger Hanley led the offense with a single and a double.
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Marseilles
Dave Matteson
Grundy County National Bank
Vikings
Grundy Bank
Roger Hanley
Harris Leads U S Open After First Round at Merion
Labron Harris shot 67 to lead the 71st U S Open by one stroke at Merion as Lanny Wadkins Doug Sanders and Bob Goalby followed at 68. Arnold Palmer and Billy Casper struggled with 73 and 74 amid firm greens and tricky traps.
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Arnie
Arnold Palmer
Merion Golf Club
Ardmore
Labron Harris
Harris
Tony Jacklin
England
Merion
Lanny Wadkins
U.S
Doug Sanders
Bob Goalby
Jim Colbert
Jack Nicklaus
Bobby Nichols
Lee Trevino
King Charles Coody
Tom Weiskopf
Dale Douglass
Chi Chi Rodriguez
Billy Casper
Gary Player
Wilhelm Sees Baseball as Vacation Ready to Return
Hoyt Wilhelm, nearing 48, resists retirement as he stays in Columbus, Georgia while the Braves tour. He says he feels as sharp as ever, though shoulder stiffness nudges spring work. Manager Lyman Harris notes no roster room, despite Wilhelm leading in ERA last season.
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New York
NEA
Hoyt Wilhelm
Wilhelm
Columbus
Atlanta Braves
Montreal
St. Louis
Jimmy
White Sox
Braves
Lyman Harris
Harris
Bob Didier
Wilhem
Mooresville
Georgia
Brave
Lobato Outpoints Tumulak in Lightweight Bout
Rodolfo Lobato of Mexico outpointed Wil Tumulak of the Philippines in a competitive 10 round lightweight clash in Los Angeles. Both fighters weighed 128 pounds.
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Los Angeles
Rodolfo Lobato
Mexico
Wil
Philippines
Werden's Top Wins Fifth Straight In Morris 14 Inch Softball
Werden's Top beat YMCA 7 to 2 as Willie Vacca and Greg Harper led with multiple hits and drivers. Sparks toppled Charlie's Place 11 to 4 to improve to 4-1 while Amax defeated Shel-Mar 10 to 8 with Don Hamerding leading a 15-hit attack. Frank Gorman and Hertline earned wins. Schedule for June 21 22 23 24 listed.
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Werden
YMCA
Sparks
Charlie
Elmer Eddy
Steve Stangland
Charlies
Eddy
Bill Stangland
Amax
Shel-Mar
Don Hamerding
Gordon
Brockett
Hertline
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Cardinals
MCHL
Don Knapp
Rick Olson
Steve Gosselin
Farmer
Carter
Strait
G—Lambros
Prombo
M—Werden
Mansfield
M—Neary
Ine
Morris (Ill
Daily Herald
Larry Hinson
North Carolinian
Hinson
Gealby
Nicklaus
Palmer
Happ
Ira Berkow
Ken Silvestri
Silvestri
Didier
Eddie Mathews
Mathews
Newspaper Enterprise Alsn
Bob Watts
Ray Grossi
Grossi
Ken Bradley
Stephens
Sanitary Barbers
NPC II
Dutch Smith
Snuffy Smith
Leroy Darling
Barbers
Thompson
Rich Darling
East
Marthens
Shel- Mar
Wagon Wheel
Channahon
Zimmermans
Willie’s Tap
B & H West
Jaycees
Werdens
NPC I
Charlie’s Place
West
East — Marthens
Jaycees West — Wagon Wheel
Willie's Tap
Limestone Company Agricultural Limestone
R.F.D
Morris
Kyanize
y.Kyanize
Fosen Paint Store
W. Washington
Daddy
Norelco
Coll
Walgreen
Novelco
RELCO
Liberty St
Franklin
Echo Lanes
Bedford Road
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